16．　　This is a letter from a pet dog to his master (主人).
　　"Dear master, when you took me away from my mum, it was snowing heavily. You kept me in your arms, and that made me feel very warm and ( 1)       . I've been with you for about a year so far, but I'm afraid you don't know me quite well, so I (2)       to write this letter to you. I'll live for ten to fifteen (3)       before leaving this world. I enjoy every (4)       being with you. So I'm always sad when I stay away from you.
　　Please give (5)       time to understand what you want me to do. Don't look me up if you are angry with me. Don't leave me alone all the time. You have your work and your (6)       , but I only have you.
　　Talk to me sometimes. Although I don't understand your words, I can tell (辨别) from your voice whether you are happy or (7)       . Please don't treat me badly when you are unhappy.
　　Remember that:however you treat me, I will never forget it. And if you treat me terribly, it will have a bad influence on me for a long time.
　　Before you hit me, remember that I have sharp (锋利的)(8)       that could easily hurt you, but I won't bite you. You are my master. I can (9)       hurt you.
　　(10)       me when I get old. You will grow old, too. One day I might leave you forever. However, everything will be easy for me if you are there. Please keep in mind:I love you, always.

17．　　Most children like the summer holiday. It is usually long. During the summer holiday, children like to have a good time outdoors (在户外).
　　Jimmy is a 15-year-old American boy. His summer holiday is coming. It is from July 1st to August 20th. He wants to travel. He usually travels in America, but this summer he wants to do something different. He learns a lot about China on the Internet, so he wants to take a trip to China. He also wants to learn about Chinese history, so he plans to visit Beijing and Xi'an. He is going to leave on August 3rd and take a plane to Beijing first. He plans to stay in the two places for 10 days. During these days, he plans to visit the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑) and Huashan Mountain . He hopes he will have a great time in China. He can't wait!

18．　　William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
　　He was born in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582, he married a farmer's daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
　　At twenty﹣eight, he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599. He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He made almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.
　　At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired (退休) and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two in 1616. He left his money to his family. He left the genius (天才) to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.

19．　　If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a house!Do I have one million yuan?No, I don't. So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes! Today SMS—Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second (秒钟), there are 410 messages being sent.
　　Look around you!People are watching their mobiles (手机), smiling or laughing Thumbs (拇指) are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and friendship.
　　SMS is becoming more and more popular. It's reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet (问候) each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I'm thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top of the thumb, so much joy can be found.

20．A: Hi, Peter. Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?
B: (1)       But I have to go over my lessons.
A: What a pity! (2)      
B: Yes, we are having our mid-term exam.
A: (3)      
B: I hope so! But I'm a little afraid.
A: Afraid? (4)      
B: But I haven't studied history for a week.
A: Why?
B: Because my history teacher is ill in hospital.
A: (5)       Does she get better now?
B: Yes, she will come back to school tomorrow.
A: Sounds great. See you!
B: See you!

21．从那时起，他就从来没有停止过探索更新更好的办法来做事情。
Ever       ，he never stopped searching for new and better ways to do things.

22．穿过那些门，图书馆就在你的右手边。
      those doors，and you'll see the library on your right.

23．他没有回答我，反而是问了我另一个问题。
He asked me another question       me.

24．我习惯周末睡懒觉，但是我妈妈总是很早就把我叫起来。
I am used to getting up late at weekends，but my mother always        me       very early.

25．最后，这个年轻人死于伤病。
At last，the young man        his wound.

26．　　Many Chinese students think American students enjoy more freedom than them at school. But American schools also have their rules. If the students break the rules, they will get punishment (惩罚), too.
　　On the first day of a new term, 128 students of Morton High School had to go back home for wearing the wrong clothes. There are altogether 1, 200 students in the school.
　　Usually only 20 students break the school dress rule every day. So the headmaster Theresa Mayerik said it was the worst new term she had ever seen.
　　At Morton High School, students shouldn't wear baggy (宽大的) trousers, low-necked shirts or tank tops (紧身短背心) in classrooms. Some students think they have the right to choose what to wear, but the headmaster doesn't think so. " Freedom" does not mean free or restriction (约束)". That is to say there is no total (完全的) freedom in the world no matter in the US or in China.

27．　　Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and returned (1)h       with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The (2)i       of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it (3)h       to calm down to read a whole book. I didn't know how to deal with it. Then (4)s       one day I thought of "Why not make reading fun?" It (5)g       me hope again.
　　Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually (6)t       with the writer. I tried to put all my efforts (努力) into his or her books, (7)s       I could feel all of his or her happiness and suffering. Now books have become a part of my life. See? Attitudes (态度) can make a great (8)d      . Someone once said, "Even though the situation (情况) is bad, people still have freedom to (9)c       their attitudes. " So, don't complain about your study or work;it (10)h       nothing. Try to see things from a different way. Believe me, this will change the situation and help you a lot.

28．设你是李华, 在英语课上根据以下提示和同学们分享你独自在家的一段经历．
1. 上周一你爸爸妈妈去度假了, 没有带你．因为你需要上学;
2. 每天早晨闹钟响起后, 你按时起床．做早饭、吃完后骑车上学;
3. 晚饭后先做作业然后再看半小时电视．十点前上床睡觉;
4. 父母回来后……
要求:
1. 词数:80﹣100字;
2. 不必逐字翻译, 可适当补充．
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